Orthodox Quote for April 3
“One who is heedful and takes the salvation of his soul seriously, struggles, progresses, bears fruit, is nourished spiritually and rejoices #8221; (Elder St. Paisios in ‘Spiritual Awakening’)
Orthodox Quote for April 2
“Contemplate the miraculous withering of the unfruitful fig tree (Matthew 21: 19)…How my life too, which has many leaves— bodily cares, desires and thoughts— but is without spiritual #8221;...
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“Christian, you have a holy obligation without fail to attend the Liturgy piously and to commune of the Holy Mysteries. If the old men and women of nineteenth century...
Elder St Paisios Words on a Successful Lent…
These quotes are taken from parts of the ‘Spiriual Counsels’ series of Elder St Paisos which are available in the monastery bookstore and are presented to help you start...
Orthodox Quote for March 31
“…the grace of God is to be found where there is true humility, divine humility, perfect trust in God, total dependence on Him. It is a priceless thing to...
Orthodox Quote for March 30
“The Church knows about the miraculous, salvific and healing power of the Cross and of the sign of the Cross from her centuries-old experience. The Cross protects a person...
Orthodox Quote for March 29
“It is harmful to remember previous sins in detail. For if they bring you sorrow, they will estrange you from hope, but if they are remembered without sorrow, they...
Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov on the Heart of Sin…
Let’s recall the teaching that the Lord Jesus Christ introduced into people’s lives when he talked about His teaching on eternal life and the soul that abides in eternal...
Orthodox Quote for March 28
“The task of the Church is to bear witness to the Truth in any place, both here and around the world. And if we ignore the substitution of Christian...
Daily Devotional for March 28 – April 3
Sunday **This week continues St. Theophan’s ‘Thoughts for Each Day’ To more strongly impress the truth that men ought always to pray, and not to faint (Luke 18:1) and...